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UK5 - Transparency Notice

National Highways Limited

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: National Highways Limited

Buyer Address: Three Snowhill, Snow Hill Queensway, Birmingham, UKG31, B4 6GA, United Kingdom

Contact Email: Edward.Sanderson@nationalhighways.co.uk

Contact Telephone: 0300 123 5000

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
49500.0 GBP
Published
10 Mar 2026, 11:33
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79710000 - Security services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Dataminr
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

ITEP1129 - Real‑time Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) alerts service for protest and physical threat intelligence National Highways requires: • Real time OSINT alerts (seconds/minutes) for protests, activism, and physical security events impacting the SRN. • Geofenced alerting to specific locations/assets. • Broad source coverage (social, broadcast, digital) with high precision to minimise false positives. • Workflow integrations (alert channels, dashboards) aligned to existing playbooks. • SaaS delivery with assured availability and support Contract value between £45k - 50k excluding VAT.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes

Awards

Award Title: ITEP1129 - Real‑time Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) alerts service for protest and physical threat intelligence

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